Assessment of ecological integrity in a landscape context using the miankale peninsula of northern Iran

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 443-450

  Rasouli, S ^a   Makhdoum Farkhondeh, F ^a   Jafari, H R ^a   Suffling, R ^b   Kiabi, B ^c   Yavari, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecological integrity; Iran; Land cover; Landscape; Miankale peninsula

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT; HABITAT LOSS; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; LANDSCAPE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

IRAN;

AVES;

EID: 84857843605     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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